Cigarette holder



Feb. 27, 1940. J, MALlCKl 2,191,672 CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed oct. 22, 1938A )gimen/Z024' Patented Feb.yl27, 1940 PATENT ortica 2.191.672 CIGARETTEHOLDER.v l 4 John Malicki, Chicago, Ill. y Application October 22, 1938,Serial No. 236,527

y v 1 Claim. This invention relates to cigarette holders and has for oneof its objects the proVision` of an ejection mechanism which will ejectthe stub of 'a cigarette afterlsmoking.A

Another object 4of the invention is the provision ,of a series ofcooling flangeswhich dissipate-the heat of the smoke smoke to thesmoker.'

' Another'object off the invention is the provision of. a condenser forcondensing the nicotine and preventing the'saliva from passing-into thecigarette. v "f Another 'object of the invention-is the provi- `sion ofa simple, practicaLfuseiul article which is also economical tomanufacture in quantity production. Q v v Other objects may' becomevapparent by .reference to the description,` and* to the drawing,wherein vlike numerals represent like parts and inwhich; n ,v `i l1Fig'llis a front-view showing the assembly ,of

' the Various parts comprising .the cigarette holder.

4Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional-view on the line 2 2of Figure 1, showing the article holdinga cigarette stub just prior toits ejection.r f

Figi. `3-l is ay longitudinal cross-sectional Viewshowirlgfthe ejectormeohanisr'n in depressed position, the'cigarette stub havingA beenejected.

`Fig. 4 is a transversal cross-sectional View on the line 'f4-4.0i"Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a transversal cross-sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure2, showing theoval construction of the mouth piece, and the slots whichhold the condenserlin place. f

Referring. to the drawing the numeral? designates the mouthpiece, thenumeral 6 `generally designates the adapter ferrule, and the numeral 8generally designates the cigarette holder and ejectormechanism. y y jThe mouth-piece generally designated by the numeral 1 is comprised of apiece of rubber,-Bake lite, or other'suitable material, having acircular portion `32 substantially along its length, the remainder ofthe mouth-piece 'I being `flat or tapered as indicated b-y the numeral33. The mouth-` piece 1 is provided with a bead designated by 35 l whichis the portion' fitting into the mouth Kof a y smoker. y y l Themouth-piece 1 is provided with a circular bore designated by the numeral9 and which terminates in a shouldered end designated by the numeral I0.The bore 9 is connected to the opening I3 vin the mouth-piece 35 thruthe .re-`

and presenta cool slotted portions Ii in order `toreceive the ends I8 ofthe spiral ejector member, and helpsto locate the same in the properposition relative to the mouth-piece designated by the numeral l.

The combination ejector and condenser member designated by the numerali6 has a flat portion at one end; which is slotted as designated bythehurneral il, and which provides two prongs designated by `the numerali3. These prongs it snugly into the'recesses or slotted portionsdesignated Il. i

The flat portion i6 terminates in a reduced portion designated by thenumeral 14, whichis twisted into a spiral form designated by the numerall5. The action of this portion will be exv plained after `the othercomponent elements `of the holder have been described.

)Into the mouth-piece designated by the nun meral 'i islitted, by apress nt, the ferrule meinber designated by thenuineral d, whichcomprises a bodyportion and a reduced neck portion desighated by thenumeral 2 l."

The body'portionhas a recess or bore desig nated by the numeral Eilandthe neck portion 2l terminates with a slight bead or shoulder portiondesignated by the numeral 22. The outer surface ofthe shoulder 2l litssnugly into the recess 9 of the mouth-piece designated by the numeral l;the.mouth-piecel end abutting the shoulder 20 of the ferrule member E.

'Ihe cigarette holding member designated generally by the numeral il hasa cup shaped portion designated by the numeral 23 provided with a boretoreceive snugly the diameter of a ciga rette designated by the numeral3l.

lThe top portion of the cup 23 is slightlyenlarged as shown anddesignated by the numeral 24,- so that the cigarette may be easilylocated when inserting the same in the opening 3i! of the cup 23. 4

vThe counterbore 3i) joins the bore designated by the numeral 25, whichextends thru' the refvsurfaces dissipate the heat rather quickly inorder-to provide a cooling eiect to the smoke that is to be inhaled bythe smoker.

The cooling eiect also has a tendencyto con as a reduced tubular portiondesignated by the'V numeral 34, and having a iiange portion 29 which ispeened over, or worked over, after assembly 'to the ferrule designatedby the numeral 6.

The flange 29 contacts the flange portion. 22 and acts as a stop tolimit the movement of the cigarette holder designated by the numeral 8.The spring 28 is conned between the flange 22, and the first coolingflange 26 of the cigarette' holder designated by the numeral 8.

In use the cigarette designated by the numeral 3l is placed Within therecess 3!) of the cup 23 and after lbeing lit is smoked. During thesmoking operation as explained heretofore, the smoke passes thruv theduct or bore designated 25, and then thru the chamber 9, into theopening l2, and out thru the opening i3, into the smokers mouth.

The passing of the smoke thru-the opening L designated 25 is cooled byvirtue of the action of the cooling flanges designated by the numeral2S, as heretofore described, and the nicotine which may be in vapor oratomized form as part of the -duid mixture of the smoke is condensed andprevented from passing thru by virtue of the spirally shaped condenserI5.

Not only does this arrangement provide a cool smoke, but it alsoprovides a clean smoke free n from any of the nicotine, and otherproducts which are undesirable for inhaling, and which tend to clog andcontaminate cigarette holders as a general rule.

By virtue of this construction, I confine all such foreign matter, onth-e condenserl spiral designated l5, thereby simplifying cleaning ofthe device. For cleaning purposes, the ferrule member designated S maybe removed from the i mouthepiece, in which casethe spiral designatedlbecomes accessible and can be Withdrawn from the slots designated Il,cleaned thoroughly, and then replaced, after which the ferrule and itsassembly is once again replaced providing a clean cigarette holder. v

After a cigarette has been smoked down to the the said adapterferrulemember...A

very end as shown in Figure 2 and it is desired to eject the end of thecigarette or the stub, that operation is performed by grasping the cupportion 23 and depressing it, at the same time causing the compressionof the spring designated by the numeral 28.

Inasmuch as the condenser tip designated 36,

remains stationary relative to the movement of the cup 23, it will causethe cigarette to be pushed out of its conned opening 30 as is`illustrated at Figure 3.

After releasing the cup portion 23 the spring tends to return to itsnormal distended position and brings the cigarette holder back to theposition shown in Figure 2, Where it is ready to receive anothercigarette for the smoking operation to be continued.

I believe that I have described in succinct terms the nature and beneits.to vbe derived from the use of my invention, so that those familiar andskilled in the' art will have yno diioulty in apprising themselves ofthe improvement that I have provided in my invention,

Altho, I show a rpreferred embodiment of the invention, I reserve theright tol any modications, changes, or alterations, which. may comewithin the scope of the herein invention; and it is understood that theinvention is not to be re stricted or limited to the presentationkherein shown, it `being limited only by the appended vclaim and theprior art in the Patent Oflce` at the time of the ling of thisapplication.-r

I-Iaving thus described my invention what I y claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A cigarette holder comprising, a mouthfpiecel member provided withslotted portionsadapted to hold removably a condenser member, acondenser member having a spiral shaped condensing sur.- face, anadapter ierrule memberprovided with a shoulder portion, and having areduced neck portion adapted to be. removably secured inone end ofsaid-mouthpiece member, a cigarette holder slidably attached to saidadapter ferrule member, the said cigarette holder being provided with aseries of cooling ange portions, and a spring memberconfined between oneof said cooling flan-ge portions and the shoulder portion of JOHNMALICKI.

